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Moehick
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Properly perfect™
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Alot of sueing talk lately so...
Have you ever sued anyone, been sued, involved in a lawsuit?
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Posted 1/8/07 8:21 AM  |
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2PreciousBlessings
The Perfect Pair
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Best Wife & Mommy
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Re: Alot of sueing talk lately so...
No!
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| Posted 1/8/07 8:22 AM |
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CouponKT
Our family is complete
Member since 6/06 16494 total posts
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K
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Re: Alot of sueing talk lately so...
Once you see the ridiculous amounts of money people get for frivilous lawsuits, it's hard not to follow in the craze and hit that lotto jackpot you always wanted
(but, no - I have not sued anyone)
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| Posted 1/8/07 8:24 AM |
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Re: Alot of sueing talk lately so...
I'm in the middle of a lawsuit right now, my deposition is coming up 
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| Posted 1/8/07 8:25 AM |
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pinkandblue
Our family is complete, maybe
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Stephanie
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Re: Alot of sueing talk lately so...
I sued someone and won but never received my $$ 
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| Posted 1/8/07 9:22 AM |
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SweetestOfPeas
J'taime Paris!
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Re: Alot of sueing talk lately so...
many yrs ago I was sued by some a-hole for a car accident I was involved in. it was a multi car pileup (b/c of black ice). I wasn't even moving b/c there was an accident up ahead. I got hit from behind and went into a divider on the road. the guy in front of me (who I didn't even hit!) sued me and the guy who hit me for $1 million 
I had to go to court and give a deposition. nothing ever came out of it. the guy suing was a total loser and the case never even made it to court.
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| Posted 1/8/07 9:25 AM |
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BabyAvocado
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Re: Alot of sueing talk lately so...
Yes. I was a child, my parents sued.
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| Posted 1/8/07 9:28 AM |
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Beth
The Key to your new home....
Member since 2/06 24849 total posts
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Beth
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Re: Alot of sueing talk lately so...
we sued when my DH was a passanger in a car and they got hit so hard the SUV rolled 2 times
we had alot of out of pocket medical expenses and ALOT of lost income due to the seriousness of Jake's injuries- he has 2 crushed vertibrate in his neck and barely got out of bed for 2 years even with enough pain killers to kill the average person
we settled over the summer for peanuts- due to him being 250lb and looking extremely fit and healthy - even though he wasn't- his lawyer felt he would not be a sympatheic witness
we are just happy that after 2 years he felt better with out surgey! and is back to being the person he was before the accident- it was starting to take a huge toll on our lives
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| Posted 1/8/07 9:28 AM |
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boosh1002
We like hanging together!
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Re: Alot of sueing talk lately so...
Nope!
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| Posted 1/8/07 9:29 AM |
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dm24angel
Happiness
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Donna
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Re: Alot of sueing talk lately so...
I sued someone car insurance once due to an accident. I didnt get much, enough to cover co-pays, no fault deductible and some money for lost wages. It was really for that over anything else cause I was out of work unpaid for almost 2 weeks.
I think I got $5K if I remember correctly.
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| Posted 1/8/07 9:30 AM |
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PotofLuck06
Our Baby Boy Is Here!!!
Member since 11/06 13241 total posts
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Betsy
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Re: Alot of sueing talk lately so...
Never been involved with a law suit, and never been sued.
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| Posted 1/8/07 9:30 AM |
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Aga
hello baby Albert
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Aga
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Re: Alot of sueing talk lately so...
Posted by dm24angel
I sued someone car insurance once due to an accident. I didnt get much, enough to cover co-pays, no fault deductible and some money for lost wages. It was really for that over anything else cause I was out of work unpaid for almost 2 weeks.
I think I got $5K if I remember correctly.
similar case... I think after all the fees we got maybe $8,000...
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| Posted 1/8/07 9:39 AM |
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smdl
I love Gary too..on a plate!
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Re: Alot of sueing talk lately so...
No but I would if I felt it was justified.
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| Posted 1/8/07 9:42 AM |
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Shelly
She's 7!!!
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Re: Alot of sueing talk lately so...
well I'm a litigation attorney, so I sue people all the time 
But I was in a car accident where i was a passenger in a taxi and I sued. The case settled out of court before depositions.
ETA: I used to see my lawyer from that case in Court a lot when I first started practicing. We even had a case together.
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| Posted 1/8/07 9:48 AM |
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KateDevine
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Re: Alot of sueing talk lately so...
Posted by BabyAvocado
Yes. I was a child, my parents sued.
Me too.
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| Posted 1/8/07 9:54 AM |
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nrthshgrl
It goes fast. Pay attention.
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Re: Alot of sueing talk lately so...
Haven't been involved in a lawsuit but have threatened to sue a company. They sent me a $2500 check to resolve the matter. I sent them another letter saying it was unacceptable. They gave me the full purchase price back.
I would sue if I felt it was justified.
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| Posted 1/8/07 10:12 AM |
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Bxgell2
Perfection
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Beth
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Re: Alot of sueing talk lately so...
I'm a litigation attorney also, so I sue people all the time as well. But, personally, I've never sued, even though I've had quite a few instances where I could have and probably should have. I have been sued for about $500k for a horrible accident I had when I was 17 - it was total and complete BS. My opinion on this is that those lawsuits should really be reserved for only the most egregious of cases, where the injured person has life lasting injuries, and/or no insurance coverage and can't pay the medical bills.
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| Posted 1/8/07 10:13 AM |
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KGools
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Re: Alot of sueing talk lately so...
When my sister was very little (like kindergarten) she got hit by a car, nothing major (it's actually a really funny story). The guy who hit her at first was very apologetic and was offering to do anything he could... but as soon as the police showed up with the ambulance he denied anything happened, so my parents sued him for the cost of the medical expenses. She wasn't seriously hurt, but still needed medical attention... it was something my parents did NOT want to do, but I guess they were in a position at the time (I was like 10) that they needed assistance paying the med. bills, so suing was their only option..
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| Posted 1/8/07 10:14 AM |
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karacg
Babygirl is 4!
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Kara®
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Re: Alot of sueing talk lately so...
I finally sued my ex-boss for commissions he owes me - 27K AFTER trying every other possible means of getting him to pay me.
He in turn has COUNTERsued -- for 10 MILLION.
Here's an example of a frivolous case!
Message edited 1/8/2007 11:06:59 AM.
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| Posted 1/8/07 11:06 AM |
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alnem
This is gonna be a good year!
Member since 2/06 9562 total posts
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Emily
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Re: Alot of sueing talk lately so...
yes, i got sued by my former employer for breach of contract. we went before the judge and everything and then we ended up settling. they are complete morons! they wasted alot of money suing me and then got no money back cause they realized half way thru that they didnt have a strong case. it also helps that my attorney plays tennis with the judge!
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| Posted 1/8/07 1:47 PM |
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Re: Alot of sueing talk lately so...
I am in the middle of a lawsuit as we speak. Someone ran a stop sign in September 2004 and hit me....tapping foot.....
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cjik
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Re: Alot of sueing talk lately so...
No. I came close once when I fell in a hole a Keyspan crew was digging. It was on the corner of a side street, had no cones or barriers in front of it, and when I turned the corner, I was looking the other way at a shop across the street.
Luckily, not much happened to me. I had some scrapes and a mild sprain. I sent Keyspan an itemized list of my expenses (bandages, doctor's office visit to check the sprain, time missed from work) which someone agreed to pay over the phone. When too much time went by with no reply or check and no return phone calls, I called one more time and threatened to proceed with a lawsuit the following day if I didn't hear from anyone. It was amazing how quickly someone called back! This was mostly a bluff on my part, I just wanted my costs reimbursed. Despite the fact that they were extremely negligent, I wasn't really hurt, and I didn't want to bother with a lawsuit at the time.
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| Posted 1/8/07 1:56 PM |
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leighla
Support Cancer Research
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Lauren
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Re: Alot of sueing talk lately so...
I've threatened to, but never had to go through with it.
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Kate07
Feel better my little guy!
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Kate
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Re: Alot of sueing talk lately so...
Posted by cjik
No. I came close once when I fell in a hole a Keyspan crew was digging. It was on the corner of a side street, had no cones or barriers in front of it, and when I turned the corner, I was looking the other way at a shop across the street.
You know both my Mother and my Aunt feel in street holes that were being worked on. My mother, right in front out the house. She came out (no cones, no workers) and stepped into the street and WHAM..right into a hole with cement. Thank goodness she was not seriously injured - she was 7 months pregnant at the time
My Aunt was in front of the church after mass and wene to cross the street and WHAM -she wasn't able to stand for over a week.
WTH is wrong with some of these workers.
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cjik
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Re: Alot of sueing talk lately so...
OMG, so this has happened to others also?!? I should have known.
The workers were on break I think, and they all came running when I fell in the ground. They were decent, got out their first aid stuff, put me in a cab (and paid for the cab), but they still should have had something up blocking the hole. I remember one kept offering to get me cookies at some bakery nearby, it was just too weird!
I'm sorry to hear this happened to two members of your family also, esp. a pregnant woman!
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